Hermann Hartje KG
Planning, consulting and implementation of various core projects as part of the digitization strategy
Project Middleware
Initial situation:
At Hartje, business-relevant information is spread across several companies, systems and responsibilities. In the complex system landscape, there were only a few source systems that were connected to each other in order to exchange data. In addition, there was a lack of corresponding data quality standards. Providing the right information therefore required a great deal of effort on all sides and processes could not be automated or mapped end-to-end.
Solution approach:
We introduced a central information platform (middleware) that bundles and provides the business-relevant information required across divisions and companies. The decision was made in favor of the "Enterprise Service Bus" approach based on the Talend data integration solution. The platform forms a standardized interface for the flexible and fast connection of other source systems and enables modern data management. Thanks to the middleware, the data is traceable and of high quality, which ensures the establishment of a new data culture.
Web application project
Initial situation:
The seasonal ordering process for new bicycle models by retailers was characterized by a very high volume of manual steps at Hartje. Certain logics in these steps and the complex discount network were based on information that was not suitable for digital processing. However, as ordering is a very relevant business process at Hartje, it needed to be optimized and mapped end-to-end.
Solution approach:
Based on the PHP web framework Symfony, we developed and integrated a web-based user interface and a layer containing business logic (business layer). This enabled sales staff to digitally record and process orders and obtain the correct results.
The challenge was to prepare the prevailing information, such as the discount structure and business logic, in a suitable form so that it could be used digitally. In addition, various endpoints were created that are used by systems such as the
online store. The process is completely digitalized and the information is distributed to various systems via the middleware. Orders are now automatically delivered to the ERP system, taking into account the correct prices and requirements.